1. Pennie Strong, Vice President, Student Aid Services
Zell Miller Grant
Pennie Strong, Vice President, Student Aid Services
October 5, 2017

2. Zell Miller Grant
Grant for eligible students enrolled in diploma or certificate programs at University System of Georgia or Technical College System of Georgia institutions
Academic Eligibility
First term of enrollment retroactively paid if student earns minimum 3.5 cumulative postsecondary GPA
Only first term is paid retroactively per O.C.G.A. §
End-of-Term Checkpoint – Maintain minimum 3.5 cumulative postsecondary GPA at the end of each term of enrollment
Excludes learning support coursework hours and grades
Students that lose ZMG at the End-of-Term Checkpoint, may regain it if they have the required minimum 3.5 cumulative GPA at the end of the next term
2017 GASFAA Fall Workshop

3. Zell Miller Grant Eligibility Limits
Paid-Hours limit 63 semester hours or 95 quarter hours
Combined Paid-Hours limit 127 semester hours or 190 quarter hours (includes HOPE Scholarship and Grant Paid Hours, Zell Miller Scholarship and Grant Paid Hours, and Accel Program Paid Hours through FY 2011)
Not available to students who already have earned a baccalaureate degree or higher
Joint or Dual Enrollment students are not eligible
2017 GASFAA Fall Workshop

4. Zell Miller Grant Awards
Annual award charts are provided through a Dear Colleague Letter and available online
Standard undergraduate tuition rate, up to 15 semester hours per term
Exceptional tuition rate, effective as of January 1, 2014, for basic law enforcement and commercial truck driving
HOPE Career Grant available if enrolled in a specific program of study
Student must be receiving Zell Miller Grant for the term for which HOPE Career Grant is awarded
Joint or Dual Enrollment students are not eligible
List of eligible programs is online
2017 GASFAA Fall Workshop

5. Contact GSFC
Questions and Answers Pennie Strong Program Administration Originations and Disbursements
2017 GASFAA Fall Workshop